Josh is an Associate with Baer Law. He has a background in personal injury and first-party property insurance cases. Since joining Baer Law, Josh has focused his career on personal injury, with practice areas ranging from motor vehicle crashes to premises liability issues. Josh has developed a reputation for successful resolution of major trucking casualty cases. Josh is also involved in a recently-filed class action and is building his maritime personal injury practice. His dedication to his clients and his perceptive negotiating tactics allow him to help clients resolve their claims in an efficient and favorable way.
Josh was born and raised in New Orleans where he attended Brother Martin High School. Josh graduated from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2017, receiving a certificate in International Legal Studies and being inducted into the Order of Barristers. While at Loyola, Josh had the honor to serve as the Vice President for the Student Bar Association and as the school’s representative to the American Bar Association.
Josh also served as Vice President of the Loyola Trial Advocacy Program and competed twice on the program’s National American Association of Justice Competition team. He earned the Law Excellence Award in Civil Procedure and participated in the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic, where he represented underprivileged defendants. Prior to attending Loyola, he graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.
He has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, the National Trial Lawyers in their Top 40 Under 40 and America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys.
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
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Licensed in Louisiana
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Federal Court Admissions:
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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
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U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
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Louisiana Notary Public
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
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Louisiana State Bar Association
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Federal Bar Association
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American Association for Justice
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American Bar Association
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Jefferson Bar Association
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Louisiana Association for Justice
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Young Leadership Council, New Orleans
EDUCATION
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LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS
COLLEGE OF LAW, Juris Doctor -
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, B.A.
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BROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL
PUBLICATIONS
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“The Quest for the Holy Grail (of Case Management Platforms),” New Orleans Bar Association Blog Post (January 2021).
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
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Speaker on the topic of “Case Management Platforms and Programs: A Pros and Cons Shootout for the Small Office Practitioner” with the LSBA’s Tech Tuesday Legal Program (August 2021).
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Panelist of “Doctor Depositions” CLE (December 2019).
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Panelist of “Managing Medicals to Maximize Settlements” CLE (June 2019).